The Criterion Collection is putting out the Blu-ray version of Akira Kurosawa’s Kagemusha out today. I reviewed this title two weeks ago and I must say I was quite taken with it. (You can read the full review here.) Long story short, this is worth upgrading to the Blu-ray for. It’s quite a breathtaking disc all around.

The Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season hits shelves today. Season 12 ran from from November 2000 until May 2001. During that time, there were some pretty classic episodes (like Lisa the Tree Hugger, Worst Episode Ever, Bye Bye Nerdie, and one of the best episodes in a long time, The Trilogy of Error.) It would only be a few more years after this season that I stopped watching Simpsons religiously. But I suppose that had more to do with the cancellation of Futurama than the Simpsons.

For its 25th Anniversary, The Last Starfighter is coming out on Blu-ray. This is good news for 80s sci-fi nerds like myself.

The John August scripted Go is coming to Blu-ray today. August is currently writing the adaptation of the Preacher series, it’ll be interesting to see how his work has evolved from then to now.

I’m going to try to start to do a family movie night pick of the week and to that end, Disney has two good releases coming out today. My favorite of the two? Donald in Mathmagic Land. This was a staple for me on the Disney Channel growing up and I’m glad kids today will have a chance to see it.

The other is the “High Flying” edition of the seemingly oft-overlooked Pete’s Dragon. This was a special effects extravaganza musical that is one of the most satisfying live action films Disney had to offer. Included on the disc is a far too short documentary about the history of the effects that went into the making this picture. It’s chock full of deleted bits, cartoons, alternate takes of songs and other special features. This is certainly a disc you should get for the kids.

Be sure to check out Arse-bot’s highlights and lowlights over at his Examiner page!